Ramsay Football Champions honored with a parade 

• Ramsay High School will celebrate its recent state football championship win with a parade in Downtown Birmingham on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. It should be over by 1 p.m. The parade will start and end in front of Boutwell Auditorium.  

• Parade route:  

• Parade participants will walk west on Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. and head toward 19th Street North 

• Turn left on 19th Street North 

• Turn left on Park Place 

• Turn left on Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. 

• Turn left onto Rev. Abraham Woods 

• End in front of Boutwell 

• Street closings (locations and times)  

• On Thursday, Jan. 19, Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from 19th Street North to 22nd Street North. 

• Short 20th Street will also be closed the morning of Jan. 19.

• Parking at Boutwell and decks next to City Hall 

• Those who use the Boutwell deck between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Jan. 19, will need to access it via the 19th Street North side. 

• Those who park in Parking Deck A next to City Hall via 19th Street North, should expect delays in entering or exiting 19th Street North any time between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The same is true for those using the City Hall parking deck that lets out onto Short 20th Street. 

• Those using these parking decks will need to show their employee ID badge to police to get through any police-monitored intersections around the time of the parade. 

 

Calling Spoken Word artists! 

• The City of Birmingham presents its Servant Leader Spoken Word Contest. Submit your spoken word recording of a previously authored or original piece to employeeRelations@birminghamal.gov. There is a 2-minute limit and city policies apply to all submissions. For additional information, call 581-3082 or email employeerelations@birminghamal.gov.  

• Contest Timeline 

• Jan. 4-18: Submissions  

• Jan. 19-25: Employee voting  

• Jan. 26:  Outside judging  

• Jan. 27:  Winners announced 

• Jan. 31:  Winners acknowledged during City Council Meeting 

 

Get healthy in the New Year 

• Birmingham Park and Recreation presents Fitness at the Villa, a free weekly series beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17 at Avondale Villa, located at 4220 Woodvale Road. Here is the weekly schedule: 

• Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Kickbox Sculpt 

• Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Xtreme Hip-Hop 

• Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Line Dance 

 

• Certified dance instructor LaMesa Brooks offers fitness classes at the city’s North Fitness Center, 421 Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd., on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. Offerings include Zumba, Afrobeat Cardio Dance fitness, and  FX'perience Body sculpt and Tone. For more information, call 205-902-9599. 

 

• Check out this month’s Behavioral Health Systems Newsletter. It includes helpful tips on keeping a New Year’s resolution, staying engaged at work and exercising regularly. See attached. 

 

UAB’s Alys Stephens offers discounted rates for city employees 

• Check out the following special offers just for CIty of Birmingham employees: 

• Buy 1 Ticket, Get 1 Free for Jazz Sensations Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding. Wednesday, Jan. 18. Scan for offer and use code ESPCITYBOGO at checkout. Tickets are $35-$55. 

• Jazz/Low Country Musicians Ranky Tanky. Thursday, Feb. 23. Scan for offer and use code RANKYCITYBOGO at checkout. Tickets are $39. 

• Meshell Ndegeocello. Thursday, March 9. Scan for offer and use code MESHCITYBOGO at checkout. Tickets $39. 

• For more information, see the attached flyer and go to AlysStephens.org. 

 

Get your 2023 City of Birmingham wall calendar  

• If you need a calendar, please see the attached digital version or visit the first floor lobby at City Hall and pick one up from Jacqueline Faulkner at the Customer Service Desk.  

  

Several events planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

• For more information about upcoming MLK Day events, go to https://www.birminghamal.gov/mlk-day-events/.  

  

Nominate a woman for StrongHer 

• Do you know a woman who lives, works, volunteers or attends school in Birmingham and is making a big difference in the Magic City? If so, nominate her for StrongHer, an annual campaign that highlights unsung “sheroes.’’  Honorees will be profiled on the city’s social media pages in March for Women’s History Month. The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 20. Send nominations to strongher@birminghamal.gov. Visit www.birminghamal.gov/strongher for more info. 

 

BFRS shares their annual report 

• Check out Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service’s annual report here: https://sway.office.com/5Bc8HZyKf3BTt51C?ref=email 

 

Tax services offered in Titusville 

• Titusville Library will host Safe First Tax Services for patrons from January 26 through April 14 (Thursdays and Fridays only). Call 205-322-1140 to reserve your spot.

 

The Sloss Story to air on APTV 

• Lean about the history of Sloss Furnaces and how it related to the founding of Birmingham in a documentary on Alabama Public Television. It airs on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. Click here for more info: https://aptv.org/series/the-sloss-story/. 

 

Submit your news to marie.sutton@birminghamal.gov.